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Davido or Diamond: African music giants battle for Instagram supremacy

It is difficult to discuss the international success of Bongofleva star Diamond Platnumz, 36, without mentioning Davido, 33, from Nigeria, who performed in the country last weekend.

  1. Italian PM Meloni proposes climate‑shock debt suspension for African countries

  2. China to implement zero tariffs on imports from 53 African countries

  3. Tanzania’s Court of Appeal frees three men from death row

  1. Dubai’s DP World boss resigns amid pressure over Epstein ties

  2. Trump says Iran regime change could be ‘best thing’ as second carrier heads to Middle East

  3. Cheering or insulting women over body shape could attract legal action

  4. US military prepares for weeks-long operations against Iran as tensions rise

  5. Sauti za Busara 2026 ends on high note of unity and resilience

  6. Samia urges stronger climate financing, unity at Africa leaders’ meeting

Africa

Italian PM Meloni proposes climate‑shock debt suspension for African countries

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy and its African partners focused their latest talks on the continent’s debt burden, with Rome offering countries the option to suspend repayments...

  1. China to implement zero tariffs on imports from 53 African countries

  2. Zimbabwe cabinet backs bill to extend presidential terms to seven years

  3. US to send 200 troops to Nigeria to train African nation's military

  1. Rwanda shuts over 6,000 mosques and churches. Demands religious leaders hold theology degrees

  2. Exclusive: Trump ally Prince sent men, drones to help Congo's army secure strategic town

  3. South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo

  4. Drought spreads beyond Kenya's arid north, plunging herders into crisis

  5. 170 killed as suspected jihadists attack village in Nigeria

  6. Morocco urges residents to leave flood‑risk areas as evacuations exceed 108,000

World

Dubai’s DP World boss resigns amid pressure over Epstein ties

DP World, the Middle East port giant, announced on Friday that its chairman and chief executive, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, had resigned following mounting pressure over his alleged links to...

  1. Trump says Iran regime change could be ‘best thing’ as second carrier heads to Middle East

  2. US military prepares for weeks-long operations against Iran as tensions rise

  3. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reportedly positions teenage daughter to succeed him

  4. Trump meets Netanyahu, with US-Iran nuclear diplomacy topping agenda

Business

EAC trade surges 21.9 percent to $40.3 billion as regional integration deepens

Intra-African commerce remains a pillar of this growth, accounting for 32.2 percent of total trade valued at $10.1 billion

  1. Taxi driver wins Mazda CX-5 after Sh1,000 Airtel Money transaction

  2. Over 300 global stakeholders converge in Unguja as Zanzibar sees tourism growth

  3. Why Stanbic is betting big on Tanzania’s next growth phase

  4. Equity Bank targets Sh200 billion through new fixed deposit account

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